18.08.2026 Court No.35. D/L. 4. Kausik (Rejected) CRM (M) 1693 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/ Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with Sagarpara Police Station Case No. 177 of 2023 dated 24th June, 2023 under Section 342/376(2)(I) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. And In the matter of : Ukil Sk ……Petitioner. Mr. Arnab Chatterjee Mr. Avik Ghosh Ms. Ankusha Ghosh ……for the Petitioner. Mr. Abhinav Rakshit ….for the defacto complainant. Mr. Sourabh Sundar Shee Mr. Anirban Kumar Banerjee ……for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since June 2023. Till date the evidence of the victim could not be completed and the prosecution, on the garb of requirement of interpreter, had been stretching the time. Petitioner as such is unnecessarily languishing in custody. Earlier State was directed to submit a report of the Superintendent of Police, Murshidabad. A report has been submitted by the Superintendent of the said District which 2 reflects that an interpreter has been organized. However, on the last occasion, i.e. on 12.08.2026, the victim had a school examination, as such, she could not appear and the next date has been fixed on 02.09.2026. The Superior Officer of Police has assured that interpreter has been organized. Learned advocate appearing for the defacto complainant opposes the prayer for bail. I have taken into account the overall circumstances, the stage of the case. At this stage, when the evidence of the victim is yet to be recorded by the learned Special Court, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Petitioner will renew his prayer for bail after the evidence of the victim is over. Accordingly, CRM (M) 1693 of 2026 is dismissed. Report submitted by the State be kept with the record. A copy of the report be handed over to the learned advocate appearing for the petitioner. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)